The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, October 06, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 4

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there lines, there is fear that the government is withholding much of theactual truth concerning the situation.The war office has nothing to sayother than to repeat that the generalsituation remains good.London. The Venice correspondent of the Evening News wires thatcholera is spreading throughoutHungary to such an extent that officials are greatly alarmed. The schoolsin Budapest have all been closed because of the danger of infection.Paris. The reinforced Germanline continues its efforts to breakthrough the encircling movement ofthe allies. It has gained slightly atnew points only to be thrust backviolently at others.It is officially announced thismorning that the fighting continueswith unabated vigor, but that at nopoint has the allied left been penetrated. The general flanking movement continues to be extended northward while fresh troops are beingsent into action at the points on theBITS OF NEWSWilliam C. Lorenzen, member offirm of Eardley & Lorenzen, foundasphyxiated by gas in his home, 272Troy st, this morning. Police thinksuicide.35 evening schools open with enrollment of 24,153 pupils.Bishop C. P. Anderson urged bychurch federation council to sendEpiscopal delegates to council. Pleafor unity.Mayor Funkhouser being sued for$5,000 by Hattie Sattler, 9104 GreenBay av. Says he falsely gave CaptCollins credit for. South Chicagolevee cleanup.Ten-day-old baby found in driver'sseat of auto of Albert Rosenburg,1302 S. Avers av. Mrs. Rosenburgmight adopt it.F. S. Lyng suicided with gas in St.Charles Hotel. Salesman.William Ross held up and "beat up"by three men who got $83.line where the greatest German pressure is apparentThe scenes of suffering among thewounded have so worked on thenerves of the non-combatants thata sfar as possible the trains carryingthose invalided are moved under cover of darkness. This also has the added advantage of preventing anyknowledge of the extent of casualtiesbeing learned by the enemy's airscouts.Antwerp. Only the military forcesactively engaged in the defense ofAntwerp are now permitted to go tothe front Because of the danger ofGerman spies no persons are permitted to occupy the spires of thechurches or the roofs of the tallbuildings.The bombardment of the southernand eastern chain of forts continueswithout interval day and nightRumors are current that some of theforts have been badly damaged. Butthe war office declares that the resistance is well maintained. The officialstatement issue dtoday said:"The Germans continue their bombardment of the outer ring of forts.They have utterly failed, however, intheir attempts to gain a foothold atany point In a series of sorties thegarrison has inflicted great damageon the enemy, who has now abandoned all effort sto carry our positionsby storm. Every single fort and redoubt is holding out."Despite this optimistic declaration,however, it is known that the pressure is- becoming so serious that urgent messages have been sent to theing that immediate steps be taken vfllto force the Germans to raise theirsiege.Meanwhile many residents haveleft Antwerp for places of refuge inHolland and England. So far as possible all of the vessels leaving, includ-ing even the fishing-boats, are carrying non-combatants to neutral territory. New York. The U. S, government